THE summer is an extremely busy time for Pony Club members both north and south and one of the highlights is the combined training competition at the Dublin Horse Show.

There are classes for Intermediate and Open riders and last year both were won by members of the Kildare Branch with Annalise Cullen, on board the appaloosa AC Remus, landing the Intermediate second.

The Open was won by Zara Nelson on the Templebready Fear Bui gelding Millridge Buachaill Bui on whom she finished ninth, and best of the Irish, at last weekend’s FEI European pony eventing championships in Hungary.

A previous winner of this class was Cathal Daniels who, two weeks ago, was best of the Irish when fourth in the FEI European eventing championships for Young Riders in Millstreet.